HP EDS to slash more than 3,000 UK jobs
HP plans to slash 3,378 jobs over two years following its acquisition of EDS, in a move that has angered the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS).
Stories by Siobhan Chapman
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HP and EDS: High risk say analysts
HP's decision to buy EDS for US$13.9 billion this morning offers considerable potential benefits but the execution carries significant risks, according to analysts from IDC, a sister company of ComputerWorldUK.
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RSA's Art Coviello spells out security challenges ahead
Art Coviello, President of RSA and Executive Vice President of EMC Corporation, talks to Computerworld's Siobhan Chapman about enterprise threats, IT security spend and the rising threat posed by social networks.
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Security experts savage UK gov't over data breach
Security experts have criticized HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for creating fraud risks on several fronts when it lost 25 million child benefit records.
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UK data loss was theft, claims ex-con Frank Abagnale
HMRC's loss of 28 million records is evidence that the government can not be trusted with biometric information, and the UK national ID scheme is untenable, according to FBI fraud expert and world renowned ex-con artist Frank Abagnale.
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Security guru notes how IT eases committing fraud
Fraud expert, author and ex-con artist Frank Abagnale doesn't use online banking, thinks ID cards are a bad idea, and reckons the U.K. needs data breach notification laws.
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Bad security products 'pose a threat'
Enterprise security is being compromised by the number of poor security products on the market in a world where hackers have become more organized, delegates at the RSA Security conference were told this week.
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Laptops are the weakest link, says IDC
Spending on security is flattening after years of growth, but laptops and other such endpoint devices remain a weak link in the security of many organizations, according to an IDC analyst.
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Army to spend $98m on Battlespace comms
The Australian Army is embarking on three projects worth almost $309 million to upgrade its capabilities, including a $98 million project to upgrade the communications network.
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Microsoft's Web tools will win converts, user says
Microsoft is 18 months ahead of its rival Sun Microsystems with its Web services products, but developers still have some way to go in getting their head around the technology, according to Adam Cogan, president of the Microsoft .Net users group.
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MS licensing deadline hits unprepared enterprises
Corporate IT should be prepared for Microsoft's changed licensing scheme by now or face a 45 per cent price hike next upgrade, according to Gartner.
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Feds IT project sees $45m cost overrun
After an estimated $45 million cost overrun and the lateness of an overdue human resources IT project, shadow IT minister Senator Kate Lundy accused the Australian government of "gross mismanagement" of the Defence Department contract.
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XPOSURE: The New Wild West
They are often called the cowboys of the Internet. It is an image most Internet service providers want to shrug off, but find it hard to.
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IBM Australia confirms 400 potential cuts
About 400 employees from IBM Australia's Global Services division are looking at redeployment options within IBM Australia.
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IBM, union in talks on 400 job cuts
IBM's Australian "redeployment" program could see hundreds of workers at its outsourcing division lose jobs, union officials warn.
